Maybe it's because Richard's character has evolved to the point that the philosophical arguments Goodkind is trying to espouse actually make sense from Richard's perspective. Instead, the amount of exposition is now tolerable. Almost everything I read about them told me to expect the opposite. I must say that from a philosophical standpoint, the books are actually getting easier to stomach, not worse.
But this reveals Goodkind's heavyhanded writing style that mars the previous books. The redeeming aspect of the end is that there are sort of consequences (the chimes), but they won't make an appearance until the next book. Maybe it's wrong of me to want characters to suffer. Once again (and I can say this without spoiling it, because I won't reveal any details), Richard manages to avoid the consequences of the tragedy introduced during the rising action.
But once the shadow of betrayal falls across that mission, Richard must accept the Truth and find a way to undo the damage.or his world will perish.The only part of this book that truly aggravated me was the end. For Richard must now challenge the impossible: the magic that thwarts magic, the three-thousand-years-sealed-away fortress of evil that has begun to infect the world with a terrible, sorcerous plague. Everything Richard has learned thus far, all the wisdom, the magic, and the conviction he holds, will be for naught as the power-mad Emperor Jagang returns with his multitude of demonic underlings. Over the course of his journeys Richard learned to accept his true role, first as the Seeker and the wielder of the Sword of Truth, and then, in Stone of Tears, as the new Lord Rahl and the war wizard who led the fight against the Keeper and his dark minions. When Richard was a simple woods guide, he never dreamed he would get caught up in magic, war, and dangers so extraordinary that the fate of his entire world would hang on his actions and decisions. Return to the world of Richard Cypher, whose adventures have stirred the blood and filled the hearts of legions of satisfied readers.
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